Display box



Dec. 8 192 5- I R. A. LAMBERT DISPLAY BOX Fiied Feb. 13 1924 2Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Dec. 8, 1925- 1,564,250

R. A. LAMBERT DISPLAY BOX Filed Feb. 15. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORWflW I [WWW ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 8, 1925.

UNITED STATES RUSSELL A. LAMBERT, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASS ACHUSE'ITS.

DISPLAY BOX.

Application filed February 13, v19%. Serial No. 892,609.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known. that I, RUSSELL LAMBERT,

' a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the countyof Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and usefulImprovements in DisplayBoxes,

i of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to lmprovements in display boxes.

The general object of the invention is to provide a container having acover movable to two positions, in, both of which it forms a closure forthe container, and in one of which it overlies the top of the containerin inclined relation and may serve in various ways to display one ormore of the articles carried by the container.

Another object of the invention is to provide, in a container of theclass described,

- an inner cover which, when the outer cover liesin display position, isadapted to-assume an upright position, closing the gap between the topof the rear wall of the box and the elevated rear edge of the outercover and extending above said edge to function as a display card.

Another object of the invention is to provide foldable bracing means forconnecting theside walls of the container to the lower portions of theside edges of the inner cover,the outer cover, .when in dis la position,being positioned between said olc able bracing means to prevent theircollapse and said means serving to close any gap which might otherwiseexist between the top 'of the side edges of the, container and theinclined side edges of the outer cover.

Another object of the inventionis to provide in a container of the classdescribed a downwardly extending front wall. on the outer cover, whichwall is connected by side walls tapering to the hinged edge of thecover, together with partitioning means within the container againstwhich said front wall abuts to support the buter cover in elevatedposition. Other objects and advantages will appear in the followingdescription and in the illustrative embodiment of the invention in theaccompanying drawings, in whichto Fig. 2 but showing two other ways inwhich ,the outer cover may be" utilized to display the contents of thecontainer; and

Fig. 5 is a small scale cross sectional view of the contalner.

Referring to these drawings; the container proper may be constructed inany suitable manner. and the present invention is largely independent ofthe constructional details of the container. For the resent purposes, itwill suflice to state that t e container comprises a bottom wall 4,parallel front and rear walls 5 and 6, res ectively,

and parallel side Walls 7, dispose at right angles to the front and rearwalls. The container is also usually provided with suit-- ablepartitioning means, whereby a plurality of compartments 8 are providedfor the articles. As shown, the partitioning means consists of openended tubes 9, of rectangular cross section, which are verticallydisposed and the tops of which lie substantially flush with the topedges of the front, rear and side walls. The particular construction andarran ement of thepartitioning means is not lmportant, insofar as thepresent invention is concerned, and their only importance is in acertain cooperative relation with the outer cover, whereby it may be suorted-in dis la osition, as will be latb i' described. Tll e supportingfunction, however, may be performed by other means and by means whichhave no.

artitioning function and which merely aford a shoulder 10 ad'acenttherear wall 6 of the box, or shoul ers 11 adjacent the side walls 7 ofthe box, or shoulders at both these locations.

The container is provided with an inner cover 12, joined to, andfoldable along, the upper edged the rear wall 6. Cover 12, at its lowerside edges, is connected b foldable bracing means to the upper ec ges ofside walls 7, such means consisting of connected sections 13 and 14foldable along the line 15. The construction illustrated is the familiarbellows fold arrangement, whereby the sections 13 and 14 may besuperposed and made to lie flatly beneath the inner cover when the sameis closed as shown in Fig. 1 The inner cover, when 0 en, is disposedvertically and in continuation of the rear wall 6, and the sections 13and 14: are then disposed vertically and in continuation of the sidewalls 7,the upperedges of the sections 13 and 14 being t en in line andforming an edge which tapers downwardly from the rear wall to the frontwall of the container.

The container is also provided with an outer cover 16 which is hinged tothe upper edge 17 of front wall 5. This cover also has a second line offold 18 which is parallel and closely adjacentthe line of fold 17. Cover16 is provided with a 'front wall 19 which depends from the cover adistance substantially equal to the greatest height of the sideextensions formed by the sections 14 and 15. Connected with front wall19 are side walls 20 which taper from the front wall toward the line offold 17 and correspond substantially in shape to the-side ex tensionsformed by sections 13 and 14.

For shipping purposes, the inner cover 12 is positioned, as shown inFig. 1, and the outer cover 16 closed down upon it, the walls 19 and 20overlapping to some extent the rear wall 6 and side walls 7respectively, and engaging therewith with sufiicient friction to holdthe covers in closed position. When the box is to be used for displaypurposes, the cover 16 is swung open and the inner cover 12 moved intothe vertical position shown in Fig. 2, thereby moving the extensions 13and 14 into vertical positions and into the plane of the adjacent sidewalls 7. While the inner cover is thus positioned, the outer cover ismoved toward closed position and inserted between the side extensionsformed by sections 13 and 14, thereby preventing such sections fromcollapsing and maintaining cover 12 in vertical position. The outercover 16 is thus moved until the lower edge of its front wall 19 or thelower edges of its side walls 20, or both, come into engagement with theshoulders 10 or 11, re-

spectively, whereby the outer cover is supported in inclined relation,with cover 12' positioned at the back thereof in relation to displaysuch advertising matter as one chooses to place thereon. In order topermit the cover 16 to be positioned, as just described, the second lineof fold 18 is provided and the section between the lines of fold 17 and18 is disposed substantially vertically and in continuation of frontwall 5.

The cover 16 may be made to display the articles in various ways. Forexample, it may be provided with a window 21 (Fig. 3) through which thearticles inside the container mav be viewed. The cover may also beprovided with various arrangements whereby one or more of the articlesmay be supported on its outer face in full view of the purchaser. Thus,if the articles are small boxes, such as is shown in Fig. 4 at 22, thecover may have an opening therein into which the box may be inserteduntil its lower face abuts the partitioning means 9. Desirably, suchopening is normally closed by two flaps 23 which are pressed downline25. Each flap 24 has an eye 26 and is out along a line 27 leadingfrom the eye to an adjacent cut edge of flap 24. One of the snap hooks hof the key case a is swung out of the case and moved into eye 26 by wayof the cut 27, whereby the case 0 may be held to the cover in thegeneral manner shown in Fig. 2.

The invention has been disclosed herein, in an embodiment at presentpreferred, with detailed variations, for illustrative purposes but thescope of the invention is defined by the appended claims rather than bythe foregoing description.

What I claim is 1. In a display box, an inner cover and an outer coverhinged to opposite walls of the box, and foldable bracing meansconnecting the inner cover to other opposite walls of the box, saidouter cover adapted to be inserted between said foldable bracing meanswhen the inner cover is open to hold the latter thus positioned byprevent ing collapse of said foldable bracing means.

2. In a display box, an inner cover and an outer cover hinged toopposite walls of the box, foldable bracing means connecting the innercover to otheropposite walls of the box, said outer cover adapted to beinserted between said foldable bracing means when the inner cover isopen to hold the latter thus positioned by preventing collapse of saidfoldable bracing means, and means for supporting the outer cover ininclined position when thus inserted between said foldable bracingmeans.

3. A display box, comprising, a bottom, front, rearand side, wallsupstanding therefrom, an inner cover hinged to the upper edge of therear wall, foldable bracing means connecting the inner cover tothe upperedge of each side wall, and an outer cover hinged to the front wall andadapted to close the box whether the inner cover is in closed or openposition, the outer cover when the inner cover is in openopositionadapted to be inserted between said foldable bracing means and held ininclined relation with the top of the box. 7

4. A display box,.comprising, a bottom, front, rear and side wallsupstanding therefrom, an inner cover hinged to the upper edge of therear .wall, foldable bracing means connecting the inner cover to theupper edge of each side wall. an outer cover hinged to the front wall, adepending front wall on the outer cover adapted, when'the cover is innormal closed position, to parfront wall with said shoulder.

5. A display box, comprising, a bottom, front, rear and side wallsupstanding therefrom, an inner cover hinged to the'upper edge of therear wall, foldable bracing means connecting the inner cover to theupper edge of each side wall, and outer cover hinged to the front wall,depending side walls on the outer cover adapted, when the latter is innormal closed position, to partially overlap the adjacent side walls ofthe box, and shoulders provided inside the box adjacent the side wallsthereof, said outer cover adapted to be inserted between said foldablebracing means and supported in inclined relation by the engagementof-its side walls with said shoulders.

6. A display box, comprising, a bottom, front, rear and side wallsupstanding therefrom, an inner cover hinged to the upper edge of therear wall, foldable bracing means connecting the inner cover to theupper'edge of each side wall, an outer cover hinged to the front wall, adepending front wall of the outer cover and depending side walls thereontapering from said front wall toward the hinge line of the cover, saidlast named walls, when the cover is in normal closed position, adaptedto partially overlap the corresponding walls of the box, and shouldersinside the box adjacent the rear and side walls thereof, said outercover adapted to be moved to lie between said foldable bracing means andsupported in inclined relation by the engagement of its depending frontand side walls with said rear and side shoulders, respectively.

7. In a display box, an inner cover and an outer cover hinged toopposite walls of the box, foldable bracing means connecting the innercover to other opposite walls of the box, said outer cover adapted to beinserted between said foldable bracing means when the inner cover isopen to hold the latter thus positioned by preventing collapse of saidfoldable bracing means, and means on said cover for displaying articlescontained in the box.

8. In a display box, an inner cover and an outer cover hinged toopposite walls of the box, foldable bracing means connecting the innercover to other opposite walls of the box, said outer cover adapted to beinserted between said foldable bracing means when the inner cover isopen to hold the latter thus positioned by preventing collapse of saidfoldable bracing means, and means on the cover for supporting one ormore of the articles contained in the box.

9. In a display box, an inner cover and an outer cover hinged toopposite walls of the box, foldable bracing means connecting the innercover to'other opposite walls of the box, said outer cover adapted to beinserted between said foldable bracing means when the inner cover isopen to hold the latter thus positioned by preventing collapse of saidfoldabl'e bracing means, and a tab on the cover having an eye thereinand a slit leading from said eye to an edge of the tab.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

RUSSELL A. LAMBERT.

